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Rescue teams spoke to the dog’s owner to locate the missing pooch, before they were able to lower down and coax the pet to safety.

Scabbacombe dog rescue (Image: Facebook/Torbay Coastguard)

A Torbay Coastguard spokesman said: “We were tasked by Maritime and Coastguard Agency to back up Berry Head Coastguard and Dartmouth Coastguard-Search and Rescue with a dog over the cliff at Scabbacombe Point. Teams first on scene located the dogs owner to establish where the dog was, then put in a two stake hold fast to enable the cliff technician to go over the cliff edge. Thankfully the cliff tech was able to coax the dog to his location and was able to safely recover it.”